Marine Strategy Framework Directive Shallow Sublittoral Rock Indicators for Fragile Sponges and Anthozoan Assemblages 2014

Abstract

This project was tasked with addressing Commission Indicator 1.6.1 – Condition of the typical species and communities – of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Indicator feasibility and ease of application in the field was investigated in the context of relevant existing data. In addition, the development process for the proposed indicators, termed ‘supporting indicators’, took into account one of the key MSFD requirements for responsiveness to anthropogenic pressures, thereby providing an evidence-base for a management response in the event of a detection of undesirable status.

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JNCC Report No. 524: Marine Strategy Framework Directive Shallow Sublittoral Rock Indicators for Fragile Sponges and Anthozoan Assemblages – Part 1 PDF
2.9 MB JNCC-Report-524-FINAL-WEB.pdf

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Resource type Publication

Topic category Environment

Reference date 2014·09·01

Citation
Haynes, T., Bell, J., Saunders, G., Irving, R., Williams, J. & Bell, G. 2014. Marine Strategy Framework Directive Shallow Sublittoral Rock Indicators for Fragile Sponges and Anthozoan Assemblages, JNCC Report No. 524, JNCC, Peterborough, ISSN 0963-8091.

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The overall aim was to develop several indicators of Good Environmental Status (GES) for UK shallow sublittoral rock habitats for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) (2008/56/EC).

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Communications, JNCC publisher
comms@jncc.gov.uk

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Use constraints Available under the Open Government Licence 3.0

Metadata date 2019·12·11

Metadata point of contact
Communications, JNCC
comms@jncc.gov.uk